Marc Marquez: Latest GP25 “a bit better” but “some problems” at Sepang MotoGP test

Stro𒁃ng start to pre-season testing f♊or eight-time world champion

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez says the latest Ducati evolution brought to the Seඣpang MotoGP test “is a bit better” than theꦚ GP25 he tried in November, but there are “some problems” to fix.

Having raced with the GP23 at Gresini last year, Marquez got his first taste of f♓actory 🅠Ducati machinery in the November post-season test when rode the GP24 and a GP25 prototype.

The bike brought by Ducati to the Sepang test this week as a step forward from the Barcelona-spec GP♚25, with Marquez🧜 going second fastest on day of the test in Malaysia on Wednesday.

Marquez says the overaℱll “concept” of the bike is similar, but in some areas it feels “better” despite there being some teething issues to solve.

“It was like the first run already I felt sup🌊er good with the bike, like I w𝓀as not two months without riding a MotoGP,” Marquez said.

“That makes everything easier because when you have that feeling, you are more precise in 🌳the comments and now that’s super important because we are trying a lot of things.

“Today, for example, we worked on the main priority, which♕ was the engine - like every manufacturer - because as soon as you homologate the engine you keep it for the whole year.

“🌟We tried to focus on the wor🐠k there. Very positive thing is me and Pecco had the same comment one more time.

“Inside the team, both riders started to work in a different direction but trying t♏o find the same goal.

“Let’s see. Step by step we are trying to find the bike balance because sometimes when you put a new bike 🌼on the track you feel some problems, but the team is fixing in a good🎐 way.

“Basically, tꦅhe concept of the bike for the rider w๊hen you are riding is more or less similar.

“[There are]𝓰 some 💞differences [to the November bike].

“It’s true that they are starting to fix the problems. It’s a bit better than Barcelona, but the 2024 bike is a bike that is there, they ride it fo♐r one year and you start and it’𝄹s working.

“But when you have a new bike you need to find the bike balance, yo♛u need to find different thingꩵs.

“Fo♔r that reason, we are working in a differe♏nt way - me and Pecco [Bagnaia] - but we share a lot of the comments.

“It looks like you have a lot of time in thr⛎ee days, but it’s n🌞ot a lot of time. It’s super short.”

Marc Marquez points out GP25 traits

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

Pinpointing where the GP25 feels noticeably different, Marquez says the engine is “smoother” and that Ducati has seemingly f💎ound mor💝e power from it.

“Looks like the engine is a bit smoother, so this iꦛs aꦜ good characteristic for the rider,” he added.

“Always you try to find more pow♒er; this we also achieved a bit. But then we have to fix different problems, I think by electronics and a♎ll these things they are able to do.”

He a🧸lso noted that he feels “very good on the braking stability” on the GP25.

On his physical condition, Marquez says he is feeling better than he did coꦡming into the 2024 pre-season - though concedes his age and injury history is taking its toll on his preparations.

“Today I felt very good, myself,” he said.

“But tomorrow we will see. Tomorrow, I think I will feel worse [physically]. But it’s true that it’s the first winter… because last year the winter was good but I had the𝐆 surgery on the a✨rm pump.

🗹“B🍰ut this winter I worked in a very good way. I was very careful in motocross training, trying to be ready in physical condition.

“Of course, I need to work more than usual, more than what I’m used to, because at 32 years old thaꦛt could be one of the reasons.

“But I think it’s about all the injuries I had, I need to work more. But I accept i♏t and I ꦐdo it. But my 24 hours in the day, 12 are for my body.”

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